Cessna P210N N4648A

Summary

On 29 July 2009 at about 01:19 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N4648A, operated by Alpha Centurion L L C, was involved in an accident near Wheeling, Illinois, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 July 2009 at 01:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Wheeling, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Chicago Executive Airport (PWK)

Coordinates

42.1142, -87.9014

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N4648A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Alpha Centurion L L C

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oshkosh → Wheeling

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN09CA500

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the tower air traffic controller had asked him to perform a "short close approach to runway 34 due to other traffic." The pilot agreed and he had a nose high attitude during landing roll. He "momentarily lost forward vision" and the airplane drifted to the right side of the runway. The airplane impacted two lights. The pilot stated, "The non standard approach and possibly fatigue from a long day at the Oshkosh air show possibly contributed ... ."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.